Etymology

carver

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Today it means: Someone who carves; an artist who produces carvings. Full definition →

Middle English kerver ← Old English ċeorfan ← Proto-West Germanic *kerban
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carver · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  2. Proto-Germanic*kerbaną
  3. Proto-West Germanic*kerban
  4. Old Englishċeorfan
  5. Middle Englishkerven
  6. Middle Englishkerver
  7. English todaycarver

From Middle English carver, karvere, kerver, kervere, equivalent to carve + -er. Cognate with Scots kerver, carver, carvour (“carver”).

Carver · proper noun2

  1. Middle English · derived fromcarver
  2. Middle English · inherited fromCarver
  3. English todayCarver

From Middle English Carver, Kerver, Kervor, Kervour, Kervoure, Kervere, from Middle English carver, kervere (“carver, wood-cutter, sculptor”). More at carver.

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